Why We Love Middle-Earth Why We Love Middle-Earth is a new book by Shawn E. Marchese and Alan Sisto. Shawn and Alan are the co-hosts of the popular Prancing Pony Podcast. The book grew out of the podcast. Why We Love Middle-Earth is a trip through the world of JRR Tolkien. Your tour guides are …
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Stan Lee Disney+ Documentary Review
Stan Lee Disney+ Documentary Review Stan Lee is a new documentary about the life and work of Stan Lee, the creator or co-creator of many of the Marvel Comics stable of superheroes. The documentary begins with Stan’s birth on December 28th, 1922. He was born Stanley Lieberman to immigrant parents in New York City. Though …
Television Was Different When We Weren’t Streaming
Television in the Era Before Cable and Streaming Growing up in the 60s and 70s was a strange time for entertainment. The USA went from every script having to go through a committee for a film to be made to the rating system where movies were judged and rated by their content. Television changed as …
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Tasting History with Max Miller
Tasting History: Where Food and Knowledge Meet In February of 2020, Max Miller started the YouTube show Tasting History with Max Miller. It soon became an internet sensation. And Max an almost overnight success. I didn’t find Tasting History until a year ago when it popped up in my YouTube feed and what a delight …
Peter Pan and Wendy Disney+ Review
Peter Pan Does Not Fly Disney+ released on its platform a new movie Peter Pan and Wendy a new version of the timeless tale of the boy who wouldn’t grow up. (light spoilers follow) Peter Pan opened originally as a stage play in 1904. It quickly became a great success catapulting the author, J.M. Barrie …
Harry Houdini Born March 24, 1874
Harry Houdini AKA Erik Weisz was born on March 24, 1874 in Budapest Hungary. His parents were Mayer Samuel Weiss a rabbinical lawyer and Cecilia Sterner. Erik was the fourth of seven children. The family moved to the United States in 1878 and settled in Appleton Wisconsin where his father got work as a Rabbi.… Read More
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The Feast Day of Saint Joseph March 19
Not very much is known of Saint Joseph or Joseph of Nazareth. All of the information we have is found in the Gospel of Luke and The Gospel of Matthew. The Gospel of Matthew tells us in the lineage of Jesus that Joseph’s father’s name was Jacob. It is believed Joseph was born somewhere around… Read More
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Saint Patrick’s Day
The Legend of Saint Patrick The story of Saint Patrick is veiled in mystery and legend, and only a few facts are known through his own writing. His Confession, a spiritual autobiography, and his Letter to Coroticus, a denunciation of British mistreatment of Irish people, are the only two works that provide insight into his …
5 Staves of A Christmas Carol. Day One
5 Staves of A Christmas Carol. Day One “Marley was dead, to begin with.” These six words may be, at least, one of the most famous lines in all of literature. In 1843 Charles Dickens was short on funds. In order to help himself make the money he needed, he came up with the idea …
First Day of Winter December 21
Winter means many things different people. For some it is the best season of the year. The thoughts of snow and cold, ice and winds bring smiles to many a face. For others those same thoughts bring a feeling of melancholy. The cold weather and the short days, as well as the snow and ice …
Thanksgiving is The Fourth Thursday in November
Thanksgiving is The Fourth Thursday in November The United States of America was the first nation in the world to proclaim a national holiday for giving thanks, but it may not have happened the way you think it did. It did start with the Pilgrims. Some of the first settler in the “New World” we …
November 9 Is Sadie Hawkins Day
Sadie Hawkins is not a real person she was a character created for the comic strip Little Ab’ner by Al Capp. Sadie was the ugliest girl in the mountain town of Dogpatch and so her father created a day when the women of the town could chase the men, if a man was caught he …